Biology, Chemistry, and Physics Together

ndhawk
Thu, 01 Sep 2005 11:24:47 +0000

There are 4 lab sciences that are pre-med requirements, and you have to spread it out over three years, so most all people will have one year where they’re taking two lab sciences at the same time. You can take one during the summer but med schools generally like to see you complete the lab sciences during the course of the regular school year to make sure you can keep up with it rather than summer where you can devote all your time to it.

Usually sophomore year is when you’ll take 2 sciences, probably organic chem and bio, or organic chem and physics. Some schools like Northwestern, where i am, have majors take the intro bio sequence sophomore year since its 200-level.

Lots of people also take like bio and chem freshmen, orgo and phys sophomore, but thats because it gives you more chances to try the mcat. If you take all 3 years to complete the 4 sciences, you’ll only get one shot at the MCAT if you want to submit your apps early. You will not be able to handle any more than 2 at a time though.